Benjamin James Wool

Pte. B J Wool Worksop Guardian 27 August 1915Amongst the employees of Sir John Robinson on the Worksop Manor Estate who answered the call was B J Wool, son of Mr and Mrs Wool, Menagerie Cottage, who joined the Lincolnshire Regiment. Wool was drafted out to Egypt some weeks ago, and the news has now been received of his death, which occurred in Alexandria from dysentery, on the 15th inst. Pte Wool was a steady, well conducted young man, and deep sympathy is expressed with his parents on losing so promising a son. He was only 19 years of age. Writing to his mother, who is heart-broken, the Chaplain Captain J P Denham says:- “ I expect by the time this letter reaches you, you will have been informed by the War Office. I very much regret to have to write and tell you such sad news. I saw your boy twice while is the Government Hospital, and did all I could for him. There were two other men with him and they too have passed away. Your son was conscious a few minutes before he died and asked for ‘mother’ and then the end soon came. Everything possible was done for him while he reached hospital. I prayed with them all, and they all seemed glad of my visits, though they were not fully conscious always. I can only offer my sincerest sympathy and remind you that ‘to be with Christ is for the better’ and that He has only gone before to await us. May God comfort you, Madam, Yours Faithfully, J P Denham, Chaplain E F” Private B J Wool Worksop Guardian 3 September 1915A photo is published of Private B J Wool of Menagerie Wood Cottage, Worksop Manor, whose death from dysentery in Egypt with the Lincolnshire Regiment, was reported in the “Guardian” last week. Pte Wood who was drafted out to Egypt some weeks ago, was among the many employees of Sir John Robinson, who answered the call.

Buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Cemetery, Egypt.Research by Colin Dannatt